NAIHANCHI BO KATA: This short video looks at how you can train or relate the Jo or Bo staff to the Naihanchi Kata, this is simply somthing i have put together and not been handed down (as far as i know). Video only shows the 1st half of Tekki Shodan / Naihanchi Shodan.

PINAN SHODAN / HEIAN NIDAN 2 PERSON BUNKAI DEMO: This video shows an application surrounding the pulling hand in which the Kata tells you were to strike your opponent. So you block and strike at the same time, this way you never have a dead hand in a real fight etc.

I admit i do get Heian Shodan and Heian Nidan mixed up, coming from a Shukokai back ground its easy to get confused with the 1st two Pinans.

The very last move of the Naihanchi Jo / Bo Kata would of course be the last move of Tekki Shodan etc which would be the double fist in the actual Kata. These demos are only examples but are drills we do in our own System, its good to share ideas to others and hopefully they may be of interest and some use for their own training.

i allways like when you can play with your kata and "interpret them creatively", why do most of us train? For fun.. Playing is fun - we just have to remember context ( Iain did a brilliant podcast on this one ).

Nice little drill, could be cool to see it with a bit more action and forward backward?

Nice demo and video, lots of interesting techniques in there. The video/demo i uploaded was part of a 3 part drill which builds up and finishes with an all in one demo/drill. as soon as we have finished editing the final video i will upload it on : )

That pinan shodan / heian nidan drill is very solid. Have you tried realigning your feet/body slightly though as it may make it easier.

By that I mean, at the moment you're quite 'left side on' to your opponent, making the right hand punch a bit of a stretch and also not posturally strong. If you move your right foot in about a 30 degree arc toward your opponent. your hips and shoulders would then align more toward him. Making the punch less of a reach.

it'll also bring the sequence somewhat more in line with the embusen for the kata in that it suggest you're to the side of your opponent when you perform this sequence.

I can see your point and agree, we did indeed drill different ranges and realigning the body/feet that day etc. this was just one demo showing this drill, although most kata starts from the left side and may tell you to be on the left or right side of your opponent its also vital to train Bunkai with a live opponent from the front using those left & right techniques.

The 2nd sister drill we did for that was the right hand become the blocking arm for a left haymaker and the left hand becomes the strike, either a back-fist or uppercut. like the demo previous one blocks and strikes at the same time. the uppercut for me works best, great care must be taken when training this drill.